The indictment lodged against them contained four counts: crimes against peace (i.e., the planning, initiating, and waging of wars of aggression in violation of international treaties and agreements), crimes against humanity (i.e., exterminations, deportations, and genocide),war crimes The format of the trial was a mix of legal traditions: There were prosecutors and defense attorneys according to British and American law, but the decisions and sentences were imposed by a tribunal (panel of judges) rather than a single judge and a jury.